Elvis

It rhymes with "pelvis". Not good.

It's a fine name in theory, but if you name your child this, they will never feel their name is their own. One's name is such a precious component of identity. They will always be compared to the famous musician. So probably not the best idea to name a child this name in the current day.

Truly, it's awful. Awful name.

This name is uncool, it makes me think of a giant old man with creepy features.

Elvis is a very uncommon name and is strongly associated with THE Elvis. As the famous saying goes, there is only one Elvis. Just look at the popularity of the name - there was a short surge in popularity in 1956 when THE Elvis became famous and he was an international star by the end of that year and then the popularity quickly declined and there was a small increase in the popularity in 1977 when he died which again quickly declined in popularity. Thus, even he didn’t make the name popular at all; on the contrary, because his name was so rare and most people hadn’t heard of anyone with the name prior to him reaching stardom, the name quickly became synonymous with him (which is still the case today) and so people have generally avoided using it. That’s what happens when someone comes along with an unusual name.

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As much as I love Elvis - I’m a big Elvis fan, I don’t think it’s a wise move for a woman to name her son Elvis. The name is too strongly associated with THE Elvis and it would come up every time you introduced him to people as well as the jokes that come with the name and that would definitely become tiresome and annoying in life because I’m sure jokes would be said pretty much every day. I think that most people would think you were having a laugh if you told people that Elvis was your son’s name and you would definitely get some looks from people. Also, I think because it’s a one-person name, people would think of the Elvis and that would overshadow another man’s personality who had the same name. It’s a lovely name, but it doesn’t work on ordinary people and is best left to The King. I’m sorry to be blunt, but I don’t think people would take anyone else with the name seriously because it would just sound ridiculous. He’s been dead for decades and he’s still adored and has pretty much trademarked his name, haha.

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Elvis is among the handful of names that are one-person names and strongly associated with the famous bearers of those names so people just think of them when their names are mentioned - Elvis, Beyonce, Madonna, Prince, etc.

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The name is best suited for a pet, not a person.

Beautiful name, sounds nice and rolls off the tongue easily. Most likely won’t be mispronounced. It apparently means ‘All Wise’ in Scandinavian. Cute on a boy, and choosing boy-names-for-girls is a trend, so it could be nice for a girl as well. Would constantly be associated with Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, though that might not be such a bad thing!

I think Elvis is a nice and handsome name, even if it’s associated with the singer.

I LOVE the name! Well it’s probably because... it’s my name lol. But a lot of people think it's a boy's name! But I’m a girl. So I suggest this name! Especially for girls!

One person is enough to ruin a name.

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Nothing against Elvis Presley... Because well, who doesn't like Elvis Presley?

I am too surprised by these comments.

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Just look at the data here so that you can see this name has been in the TOP 1000 in the US AT LEAST SINCE 1880. It clearly would be an equivalence of Alvis like every pair of names that open with Al- and El-, so it has also been used out of the US for a long time.

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It definitely has its history and it is NOT only for the singer who is also a part of the history now. Even his father was given it as a middle name.

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This name is USABLE and FORMAL.

My dog's named Elvis because my surname's Presley. Can't picture it as anything else than a dog's name.

Nice name, but too associated with the singer.

Don't like it. Too associated with the singer.

I have a friend who actually named her son Elvis 15 years ago. Well, her husband named their son that because, yep, he's a huge Elvis fan. At first we thought they were out of their minds, not because the name is ugly, it's just so associated with Elvis Presley. No one, but no one will ever own that name except the King of Rock. It's a one-of-a-kind name for sure and Elvis pretty much copyrighted it. The name Elvis is HIM and like they say, there will never be another Elvis. For those who think it's strange, there are a lot of names that are 100 times worse. Elvis Presley was absolutely gorgeous most of his life, not too bad being named after someone that talented and good looking. lol.

Due to Elvis Presley, this name sounds ridiculous on anyone nowadays.

I honestly did not know that this was a real name.

Everyone would assume you named your son after the singer, and the name will surely be associated with him for a long time to come. I have never liked names that end in -vis anyway. They actually sound quite old-fashioned. This strikes me as more of a name for a pet nowadays.

This name might work for a dog or some other pet (probably only a dog, though; I say this because my grandparents tell me they once had a dog they named Elvis). But as far as humans are concerned, Elvis Presley is really the only person who ought to have this as a first name.

Sorry, but my impression of this name is that its bearer came from white trash parents who were way too influenced by popular culture. "Elvis" has no real history or meaning besides the imagination of Mr. Presley's parents.

I think I could have liked this name if I didn't associate it with Elvis Presley so much. Though I do like Elvis Presley a lot though.

My bro's name is Kenneth Calvin Elvis, and he was named for my dad's hero Elvis Presley. This is used as a lighthearted nickname for my bro by the guys he runs around with and to them (and me also) it means 'king' because that's who everyone associates it with. My brother loves his name to the point where he loves Elvis and has tons of stuff that has 'Elvis' on it, the name not the man, though he has tons of stuff like that too.

Someone in my school is named Elvis. In my opining, Elvis is a very beautiful male name.

The name is cool but has sunk low in popularity it seems. Elvis PResley is my King!